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The Story of Jazz

by Marshall W. Stearns

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A Historical Map of Jazz’s Roots and Reach

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A Historical Map of Jazz’s Roots and Reach

Marshall W. Stearns traces jazz from African musical inheritance and its meeting with European forms in the New World through work songs, spirituals, ragtime, and the blues. The book then follows jazz’s emergence in New Orleans and its movement through St. Louis, Chicago, Kansas City, and New York, connecting geographic change with evolving musical forms. Covering swing, bop, and the early days of rock, it also introduces prominent musicians and singers while considering jazz’s cultural influence in the United States and beyond. This revised history presents jazz as both a developing musical tradition and a force within a wider cultural exchange.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers seeking a broad historical introduction to jazz
  • Music history readers interested in jazz’s African American roots and regional development
  • Listeners curious about the links among blues, ragtime, swing, bop, and early rock

Themes

Jazz historyAfrican musical heritageAmerican music traditionsRegional music scenesCultural influence

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Book overview

Beginning with the African musical heritage and its fusion with European forms in the New World, Marshall Stearns's history of jazz guides the reader through work songs, spirituls, ragtime, and the blues, to the birth of jazz in New Orleans and its adoption by St Louis, Chicago, Kansas City, and New York. From swing and bop to the early days of rock, this lively book introduces us to the great musicians and singers and examines jazz's cultural effects on American and the world.
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